Rowan Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 87-4069634 · reported 2023–2025
47grants reported
$40Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$4.6Mtotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
303 W Madison St Ste 1000
Chicago, IL 60606-3321
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable | Cincinnati, OH | $1,320,000 |
| American Ireland Fund | New York, NY | $387,304 |
| Uplift Charity | Anaheim, CA | $251,252 |
| Irish Council Civil Liberties | Dublin | $223,042 |
| Migrant Rights Center IE | Dublin | $220,514 |
| Migrant Rights Center IE | Dublin | $213,452 |
| American Ireland Fund | New York, NY | $172,843 |
| Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign | Dublin | $163,509 |
| Irish Penal Reform | Dublin | $118,150 |
| The Hope and Courage Collective | Dublin | $116,570 |
| Irish Penal Reform | Dublin | $114,804 |
| Transgender Equality Network Ireland GENERAL OPERATING SUPPOER | Dublin | $109,435 |
| Uplift | Cork | $108,843 |
| The Hope and Courage Collective | Dublin | $108,590 |
| Act Now | Dublin | $104,679 |
| Act Now | Dublin | $93,906 |
| Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign | Drumcondra | $54,781 |
| Crossroads Fund | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Illinois Immigration Funders | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| The Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Institute for Strategic Dialogue | London | $48,000 |
| Tri County Health Network | Telluride, CO | $45,000 |
| Illinois Coalition for Immigrant Refugees | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Photography | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| The Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Photography | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Just for Kids Foundation | Telluride, CO | $30,000 |
| Illinois Coalition for Immigrant Refugees | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Tri County Health Network | Telluride, CO | $30,000 |
| Cabrinigreen Legal Aid | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Caring for Colorado | Denver, CO | $25,000 |
| Cabrinigreen Legal Aid | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Caring for Colorado | Denver, CO | $25,000 |
| Just for Kids Foundation | Telluride, CO | $20,000 |
| Just for Kids Foundation | Telluride, CO | $20,000 |
| Angel Baskets | Telluride, CO | $20,000 |
| San Miguel Resource Center | Telluride, CO | $10,000 |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Midwest Access Coalition | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Cobalt Abortion Fund | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Colorado Doula Project | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Medical Students for Choice | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Chicago Abortion Fund | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Abortion Bridge Collaboration Fund | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Memphis Center for Reproductive Health | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| San Miguel Resource Center | Telluride, CO | $5,000 |
| Natural Resource Defence Council | New York, NY | $1,000 |
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